Corset in progress, plus a boo-boo

[mala_14]

So here's the corset with all the external boning channels added. The second channel from the front that runs over the bust is just for looks. I can't put boning in there because that is where my ribs stick out on my left side. (Ribcages are weird.) But the rest will have boning in them. I'm using skinny cable ties because they are flexible and light and I bough a package of 100 instead of buying spiral boning. You can sort of see how curvy it is over the bust and over the hips, while the rest of the corset is relatively flat.

Some of the numbers marked on are still visible. Both sixes on the back panels and half of a 3 and half of a 4, one on each side. (Technically, also the ones on the front panels, but they are almost entirely faded and I can only just barely see them when searching for them.) You can see the 3 peeking out from a boning casing on the left and the 6 on the far right.

I'm hoping that once I get the back facings on with the grommets, the stitching for those channels will go over the sixes and make them less noticeable.

Left to do: back facings, grommets, cut and finish the bones, binding, and flossing. Planning to do at least the first three tomorrow, maybe also binding.

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[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Thanks Jen! And the external boning was actually easier than I thought it would be since the casings were singles instead of doubles like on my last corset.